Haitham Said

Haitham Said was a Colonel in the Secret Services of the Syrian Air Force under Hafez al-Assad.

Biography
Haitham Said was a colonel in the Syrian Air Force's secret services under General Mohammed al-Khouly, and he was involved in the Syrian Arab Republic's cooperation with the Organization of Armed Struggle under Carlos the Jackal. He brought him to meet his superior al-Khouly in 1978, and Carlos agreed to do Syria's bidding in Europe in exchange for money, support, and diplomatic backing, fighting against Syria's enemies of Iraq and France in Western Europe as mercenaries for Syrian intelligence. In 1991, Said informed Carlos that he could no longer stay in Syria due to him being too visible, as well as his renewal of talks with Iraq about operations; Syria cut its ties with him at last.